technicality
noun
tech·ni·cal·i·ty
ˌtek-nə-ˈka-lə-tē 
plural technicalities
1
: something technical
especially
: a detail meaningful only to a specialist
a legal technicality
2
: the quality or state of being technical
Examples of technicality in a Sentence
These cases were dropped because of legal technicalities.
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
Just last week, the high court veered into extreme technicality in another Thomas opinion that bump stocks, which enable semi-automatic weapons to fire automatically, like machine guns, were not in fact machine gun modifications.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Well, there's a technicality: one of the processes built into the U.S. Constitution by the nation's founders.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
But there are several reasons why this scenario would be far-fetched, including the will of delegates and the technicalities of several party rules.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 2 July 2024
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“Technicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technicality. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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technicality
noun
tech·ni·cal·i·ty
ˌtek-nə-ˈkal-ət-ē
plural technicalities
1
: something technical
especially
: a detail that means something only to a specialist
a legal technicality
2
: the quality or state of being technical
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